Welcome to age, where four people from four different decades throw topics in a trash can and see what happens. This week: Materials.

Reggie, Tim, Mary, and guest host Cat Slater pull the topic from the can and immediately the room gets tactile. Cat talks about quality fabrics and her dream of becoming a cobbler. Mary flashes back to Japan and the difference between real materials and vinyl wallpaper. Reggie thinks about raw materials in their purest state, before they become something. And Tim reflects on his never-washed Japanese denim and the cult following of craft.

They dig into cheap materials and fast fashion, the beaches full of disposable fabric, Patagonia's commitment to better textiles, and whether the 90s destroyed everything with plastic countertops and Tupperware. There's talk of Pergo floors that feel hollow, fake wood that betrays the material, Japanese culture celebrating scars and imperfections, and why domesticating a piece of clothing into your wardrobe is like bringing something alive into your home. Cat admits she judges polyester and pleather. Tim confesses he installed floating floors and hated every second. Mary talks about Swedish death cleaning and letting go of generational clutter. And Reggie wonders if we've forgotten the true cost of labor, time, and gratitude.

It's sprawling, it's tender, it's a little mystical, and it doesn't resolve cleanly. But what if that's the point?

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Produced by Mary Greene.

age the podcast is edited and engineered by Will Canady.

All episodes are filmed at the 40 Hearts Studio in Asheville, NC.

• 00:00:00 Introduction: Pulling the Topic - Materials
• 00:03:45 First Reactions: Quality, Craftsmanship, and Japanese Denim
• 00:11:09 Cheap Materials and Fast Fashion: The Disposable Culture
• 00:14:24 Fake vs. Real: Celebrating Material in Its True Form
• 00:16:55 Japan and Materiality: Living in Relationship with Things
• 00:20:26 The True Cost of Things: Labor, Time, and Gratitude
• 00:22:01 Generational Clutter and Letting Go: The Swedish Death Cleaning
• 00:28:54 Clutter as Memory: When Stuff Tells Your Story
• 00:33:55 Land, Ownership, and the Colonialism of Materials
• 00:41:50 Homes as Assets: When Shelter Becomes Investment
• 00:45:05 Digital Materials: Minecraft, Skins, and the Next Generation
• 00:52:26 Function vs. Art: The Great Flyer Debate
• 00:59:25 Brand Judgment and Walmart Polos: Materials as Status
• 01:03:10 Community Materials: Gathering the Best of Everything
• 01:04:30 Building the Altar: Materials, Grief, and Ritual
• 01:11:58 Fear, Walls, and the Promised Land: Opening Up to Community
• 01:14:29 Closing Thoughts: The Fabric of Humankind

Welcome to age, where four people from four different decades throw topics in a trash can and see what happens. This week: Nostalgia.

Reggie, Tim, and guest hosts Juan Holladay and Alyssa Downey pull the topic from the can and immediately the room gets warm. Juan talks about the late 90s as the peak of human existence, the moment before everything shifted. Alyssa admits she wouldn't want to go back to those years but can't stop thinking about them. Tim flashes back to his big CD case and all the memories it held. And Reggie reflects on how nostalgia sneaks up on you, a smell or a song that floods you back and makes you feel alive.

They dig into music as the most powerful trigger, CK1 as a time machine, fast food as a lie we used to believe, and whether Taco Bell ever actually looked like the commercials. There's talk of Jack in the Box tacos, Lucky Charms in Canada versus the U.S., why we're okay with being lied to, and whether kids today even care about McDonald's or if they've moved on to something healthier. Reggie shares how his daughter has never had fast food. Tim confesses he avoided Instagram his whole life. Alyssa wonders if rebellion is just eating whatever your parents wouldn't let you have. And Juan talks about the mountain lion that lives in all of us.

They get into CD books with sleeves, recording songs off the radio with a tape deck, Milli Vanilli and the death of authenticity, and why Justin Bieber's new album feels like the anti pop movement. There's the realization that live music is the scarce asset we've lost, that vinyl might be bad for the environment but we cling to it anyway, that AI is teaching us to hide our weirdness instead of lean into it, and that maybe nostalgia isn't about the past at all. Maybe it's about being present enough right now to create a memory worth coming back to.

It's sprawling, it's tender, it's a little mystical, and it doesn't resolve cleanly. But what if that's the point?

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Follow Juan: @juan_holladay on Instagram, and Juan Holladay on streaming platforms.

Follow Alyssa: https://www.linkedin.com/in/ampddesigns/

Produced by Mary Greene.

age the podcast is edited and engineered by Will Canady.

All episodes are filmed at the 40 Hearts Studio in Asheville, NC.

• 00:00:00 Introduction: Pulling the Topic - Nostalgia
• 00:05:05 Music and Memory: The Soundtrack of Our Lives
• 00:10:29 Fast Food Nostalgia: The Taste of Youth
• 00:16:09 The Blissful Ignorance of Youth
• 00:25:23 Living Simply: The Mountain Lion Philosophy
• 00:28:57 Gaming, Identity, and Digital Worlds
• 00:33:27 The Death of Physical Media: CDs, Tapes, and Artifacts
• 00:40:55 Live Music: The Scarce and Sacred Experience
• 00:52:54 Authenticity vs. Perfection: The Justin Bieber Revelation
• 01:04:10 Closing Thoughts: Nostalgia is Right Now

Welcome to age, where four people from four different decades throw topics in a trash can and see what happens. This week: Crying.

Reggie, Tim, and guest hosts Jeannie Adair and Ricardo Tejeda pull the topic from the can and immediately the room gets tender. Jeannie calls it heartwater, a release that keeps us soft. Ricardo admits he was a cry baby as a kid but learned to shut it down. Tim reflects on a childhood moment when crying felt so good he knew it was bullshit to hold it in. And Reggie wonders if crying is an underrated skill we should all be practicing.

They dig into growing up male and the pressure to never show weakness, crying as permission to feel, whether there's ever a wrong time to cry, and why Western culture gives you three days to grieve and then expects you back at work. There's talk of stored emotion living in your body, massage therapists hitting a spot that makes you weep, the difference between angry crying and joyful crying, and whether we've lost the rituals that used to move us through grief. Ricardo shares losing a friend to suicide and the guilt he carried for years. Genea opens up about losing her son just three months ago and learning that grief doesn't get cold and hard if you keep it warm like clay. Reggie confesses he hasn't cried about his sister's death yet but knows it'll hit him when he's driving. And Tim tells the story of a spiritual awakening in a parking lot where his heart cracked open and he saw what it means to stay soft.

They get into pets as the first place we learn about loss, the neighbor who might have hurt the cat, the hamster with the tragically short lifespan, and why avoiding grief means avoiding love. There's the realization that crying works across every emotion, that science will never fully explain it, that maybe the mystery is the point, and that staying open is the only way to keep living.

It's vulnerable, it's tender, it's a little mystical, and it doesn't resolve cleanly. But what if that's the point?

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Produced by Mary Greene.

age the podcast is edited and engineered by Will Canady.

All episodes are filmed at the 40 Hearts Studio in Asheville, NC.

• 00:00:00 Introduction: Pulling the Topic - Crying
• 00:03:18 First Reactions: Heartwater and Emotional Release
• 00:07:15 Growing Up Male: The Pressure to Not Cry
• 00:16:45 Crying as a Skill: Permission to Feel
• 00:21:00 Grief, Loss, and Stored Emotion
• 00:24:41 Suicide, Guilt, and the Weight of Loss
• 00:27:45 Cultural Rituals: The Missing Space for Grief
• 00:49:28 Parenting and Crying: Teaching Emotional Intelligence
• 01:00:19 Pets, Death, and Learning to Grieve
• 01:14:32 Spiritual Awakening: Breaking Open the Heart
• 01:18:57 Closing Thoughts: Staying Open and Soft

Welcome to age, where four people from four different decades throw topics in a trash can and see what happens. This week: Influencers.

Reggie, Tim, and guest hosts Jenn Maer and Camille Kurle pull the topic from the can and immediately the room gets tense. Jenn admits she has a visceral response to the word, like cereal getting soggy. Camille talks about gluttony and the unrealistic lifestyle influencers flaunt. Tim realizes he's been using AI to write his emails and someone used AI on him. And Reggie reflects on how influencers might actually be democratizing a system that was never meant for them.

They dig into the difference between influencers and people who are just doing what they love, whether the word itself is a red herring, the long tail of a thousand real fans, and why growth at all costs is finally starting to collapse. There's talk of cancel culture as high school trauma, the black hole of job applications, why everything has become content, and whether we've commodified every single thing that used to be free. Camille admits she feels burnt out from applying to jobs that never respond. Jenn confesses she quit her restaurant review blog because food stopped being fun. Tim talks about mapping your warm network instead of throwing resumes into the void. And Reggie wonders if we should all just influence towards friendship instead.

They get into authenticity versus privacy, AI as the judge and jury of what's on brand, why taste is the thing AI will never have, and whether influencers are just the new factory girls showing up at Andy Warhol's party. There's the realization that we're all storytellers, that companies need to grow deeper instead of bigger, that pain is what separates us from the algorithm, and that maybe the most radical thing we can do is lean into the uncomfortable and say hi to someone on the street.

It's sprawling, it's warm, it's a little feisty, and it doesn't resolve cleanly. But what if that's the point?

Follow Reggie: https://www.linkedin.com/in/reggietidwell/

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Follow Camille: https://www.linkedin.com/in/camille-kurle-85551a333/

Produced by Mary Greene.

age the podcast is edited and engineered by Will Canady.

All episodes are filmed at the 40 Hearts Studio in Asheville, NC.

• 00:00:00 Introduction: Pulling the Topic - Influencer
• 00:06:16 First Reactions: The Icky Feeling About Influencers
• 00:10:43 Authenticity vs. Performance: The Influencer Dilemma
• 00:40:29 The Job Hunt Black Hole: Camille's Experience
• 00:26:09 Growth at All Costs: Rethinking Scale and Success
• 00:30:34 Brand Stories and Re-evaluation
• 00:35:57 AI, Taste, and the Human Element
• 00:45:07 Warm Networks Over Cold Outreach
• 01:00:39 Leaning Into the Uncomfortable
• 01:06:14 Closing Thoughts: Influencing Towards Friendship

Welcome to age, where four people from four different decades throw topics in a trash can and see what happens. This week: Social Media.

Reggie, Tim, Dylan, and guest host Lauren Moody pull the topic from the can and immediately the energy shifts. Lauren does social media for Cultivate Climbing, so naturally the trash can delivers exactly what's needed. She admits social media scares her even though it's her job. Tim gets heated about being forced to create content just to survive in business. Dylan talks about photo dumps as digital archives and how her generation gets their news from feeds. And Reggie reflects on the echo chambers we're all trapped in, reinforcing beliefs instead of challenging them.

They dig into the algorithm as overlord, whether small businesses should have to perform to exist, the death of word of mouth, and why COVID pushed everyone so deep into their devices that we forgot how to connect. There's talk of voyeurism as the new normal, Black Mirror coming true with robotic dogs and social credit scores, the industrial revolution versus the AI revolution, and whether quantum computing will break everything we thought was secure. Dylan admits she had too much access to information as a kid. Tim confesses he's been avoiding Instagram his whole life and has no regrets. Lauren tries to find hope in using social media to build real community. And Reggie wonders if billionaires are even human or just hiding behind money while the rest of us suffer.

They get into the barter system, rebuilding the village, why inconvenience is the price of community, and whether we've monetized every single thing that used to be free. There's the realization that capitalism has trained us to value what we do instead of who we are. That AI might take 80 to 90 percent of jobs in the next few years. That data centers are sucking up fresh water while people can't water their lawns. And that maybe, just maybe, the suffering we're experiencing is pushing us toward something more true.

It's sprawling, it's dark, it's hopeful, and it doesn't resolve cleanly. But what if that's the point?

Follow Reggie: https://www.linkedin.com/in/reggietidwell/

Follow Tim: https://www.linkedin.com/in/timscroggs/

Follow Mary: https://www.linkedin.com/in/mary-greene/

Follow Dylan: https://www.linkedin.com/in/dylanngarciaa/

Follow Lauren: https://www.linkedin.com/in/laurenleighmoody/

Produced by Mary Greene.

age the podcast is edited and engineered by Will Canady.

All episodes are filmed at the 40 Hearts Studio in Asheville, NC.

• 00:00:00 Introduction: Pulling the Topic - Social Media
• 00:05:38 First Reactions: The Double-Edged Sword of Social Media
• 00:07:33 The Forced Nature of Content Creation
• 00:12:54 Echo Chambers and Political Division
• 00:14:29 Social Media for Small Businesses: Finding the Middle Ground
• 00:25:44 Information Overload and the Dark Side of Access
• 00:27:07 News, Trust, and the Algorithm Problem
• 00:34:27 Money, Politics, and the Root of the Problem
• 00:52:37 AI, Data Centers, and the Future of Work
• 01:00:28 Closing Thoughts: Rebuilding the Village and Finding Hope

Welcome to age, where four people from four different decades throw topics in a trash can and see what happens. This week:same cloth, different font.

Reggie, Tim, Mary, and Dylan pull the phrase from the can and immediately the room gets philosophical. Mary starts thinking about self expression and calibration. Dylan wonders if it's about independence or just a new way to say we're all different. Tim tries to figure out if it's about the remix culture we're all living in. And Reggie reflects on a lifetime of choosing cars nobody else had, from a British Sterling to a lime green sedan.

They dig into what it means to be seen versus understood, the pressure to conform in small towns, why Ferrari owners can't customize their cars, and whether brands are trying to reach micro niches or just chasing the biggest audience possible. There's talk of David Carson destroying fonts in Raygun magazine, the heroin chic comeback, GLP1s and the skinny trend, and whether capitalism benefits from keeping women insecure about their bodies. Dylan admits she judges people at Walmart for all wearing the same thing. Reggie confesses he's been chasing different his whole life. Mary spirals about septum piercings and looking too Karen. And Tim reveals he has a Hebrew guitar tattoo that he ignored for years (and sometimes even forget he has) but is now coming back around to.

They get into tattoos as ritual, marble countertops as life markers, the difference between being special and being unique, and why Tom Hanks is more relatable than Brad Pitt. There's the realization that fonts are functional, not just decorative. That delusion might be the thing that sets you apart. That we're all trying to hit an archetype, and if you have enough money, you can get closer. And that sometimes the best thing you can do is stop trying to be different and just be excited about what you share.

It's sprawling, personal, and doesn't resolve cleanly. But what if that's the point?

Follow Reggie: https://www.linkedin.com/in/reggietidwell/

Follow Tim: https://www.linkedin.com/in/timscroggs/

Follow Mary: https://www.linkedin.com/in/mary-greene/

Follow Dylan: https://www.linkedin.com/in/dylanngarciaa/

Produced by Mary Greene.

age the podcast is edited and engineered by Will Canady.

All episodes are filmed at the 40 Hearts Studio in Asheville, NC.

• 00:00:00 Introduction: Pulling the Topic - Same Cloth, Different Font
• 00:02:10 First Reactions: Interpreting the Phrase
• 00:05:25 The Age of the Remix: Fonts, Brands, and Micro-Communities
• 00:08:45 Cars, Identity, and Standing Out
• 00:15:50 Ferrari, Scarcity, and the Power of Exclusivity
• 00:21:30 Fashion, Conformity, and the Walmart Effect
• 00:28:05 Tattoos, Belonging, and Body Autonomy
• 00:47:00 Beauty Standards, Power Dynamics, and the Heroin Chic Comeback
• 01:01:20 Marble Countertops, Wabi-Sabi, and Embracing Imperfection
• 01:07:45 Closing Thoughts: Lumbar Labels and Rebranding the Tramp Stamp

Welcome to age, where four people from four different decades throw topics in a trash can and see what happens. This week: Vlog.

Reggie, Tim, Mary, and Dylan pull the topic from the can and immediately things get uncomfortable. Dylan admits she's a product of the vlog, consuming them like oxygen. Tim recoils at the word itself, harboring a resentment that runs deeper than anyone expected. Mary tries to find middle ground between art and marketing. And Reggie just wants to know if TikTok videos count.

They dig into what vlogs actually are, whether they're different from podcasts, and why the word makes everyone cringe. There's talk of GoPros and surfboard wipeouts, the democratization myth of social media, Casey Neistat and the people who started early, and whether anyone actually stumbles upon content anymore or if the algorithm is just feeding us what it wants us to see. Dylan confesses that 25% of her media diet is vlogs. Tim's percentage might be higher but he's in denial about it.

They get into the pressure to perform, the difference between a portfolio and a vlog, why COVID forced everyone online and destroyed Tim's business in the process, and whether you can even have a career anymore without making content. There's the realization that social media promised democratization but delivered manipulation. The algorithm as overlord. The exhaustion of having to do three jobs just to make one job work. And whether any of this is actually art or just another layer of bullshit we've been sold.

Tim gets heated. Dylan walks off camera. Mary tries to hold it all together. And Reggie celebrates his birthday in a clanky chain while everyone processes what it means to be forced into visibility in an over edited, monetized world.

It's messy, it's heated, and it doesn't resolve cleanly. But what if that's the point?

Follow Reggie: https://www.linkedin.com/in/reggietidwell/

Follow Tim: https://www.linkedin.com/in/timscroggs/

Follow Mary: https://www.linkedin.com/in/mary-greene/

Follow Dylan: https://www.linkedin.com/in/dylanngarciaa/

Produced by Mary Greene.

age the podcast is edited and engineered by Will Canady.

All episodes are filmed at the 40 Hearts Studio in Asheville, NC.

• 00:00:00 Introduction: Pulling the Topic - Vlog
• 00:03:27 What Is a Vlog? Defining the Medium
• 00:11:51 Dylan's Vlog Confession: A Product of the Algorithm
• 00:16:30 The Democratization Myth: Social Media's Broken Promise
• 00:21:04 The Pressure to Perform: Portfolios vs. Vlogs
• 00:54:03 COVID's Impact: When Everyone Was Forced Online
• 01:03:58 The Algorithm Problem: Control, Manipulation & Lost Connections
• 01:09:15 Finding the Middle Ground: Art, Marketing, or Both?
• 01:11:54 Closing Thoughts: Tim Gets Snarky & Everyone Processes

Welcome to age, where four people from four different decades throw topics in a trash can and see what happens. This week: Roots.

Reggie, Tim, Mary, and Dylan pull the topic from the can and immediately the conversation goes deep. Mary starts thinking about family lineage and the stories we inherit. Dylan talks about the Boller gene and generational DNA passed down through eggs. Tim reflects on a childhood moment of grief, realizing he'd never be that little baby again. And Reggie shares his grandpa's story, written by his grandma, and wonders why he never knew these people when they were alive.

They dig into photos and memory, whether pictures steal your soul or replace your experiences, the quantum field that connects us all underground, and why deleting your Facebook archive might actually be an act of self preservation. There's talk of trees and branches, oral tradition versus digital documentation, the original wound of men who couldn't bear children, and whether businesses can have roots or if they're just performing origin stories for the market.

There's the realization that roots aren't just about where you came from, they're about what feeds you now. The question of whether we've traded depth for clothing, myth for metadata, connection for documentation. Dylan's dad in a Carhartt video. Tim's projector nights at family reunions. Mary deleting her Facebook and sobbing on a bed. Reggie meditating on trees and realizing we're all connected in the darkness below the soil.

It's sprawling, emotional, and doesn't resolve cleanly. But what if that's the point?

Follow Reggie: https://www.linkedin.com/in/reggietidwell/

Follow Tim: https://www.linkedin.com/in/timscroggs/

Follow Mary: https://www.linkedin.com/in/mary-greene/

Follow Dylan: https://www.linkedin.com/in/dylanngarciaa/

Produced by Mary Greene.

age the podcast is edited and engineered by Will Canady.

All episodes are filmed at the 40 Hearts Studio in Asheville, NC.

• 00:00:00 Introduction: Pulling the Topic - Roots
• 00:04:54 The Boller Gene: Family Lineage and DNA
• 00:07:01 The Original Wound: Gender, Creation, and Envy
• 00:10:44 Photos and Memory: Capturing vs. Experiencing Life
• 00:14:01 Discovering Your Ancestors: The Power of Images
• 00:28:43 Oral Tradition vs. Documentation
• 00:46:52 The Tree Metaphor: Roots, Trunk, and Branches
• 00:57:34 Business Roots and Brand Stories
• 01:10:30 Coming Home: Place, Connection, and Belonging
• 01:12:23 Closing Thoughts: Roots Equal Connection

Welcome to age, where four people from four different decades throw topics in a trash can and see what happens. This week: Obesity.

Reggie, Tim, Mary, and Dylan pull the topic from the can and immediately the air gets heavy. Dylan clamps up. Mary starts sweating. Reggie admits he's been struggling with his own body in ways he never thought he would. And Tim tries to figure out where health ends and marketing begins.

They dig into GLP-1s and Ozempic face, the fat free movement that lied to us all, why Serena Williams' body became a national conversation, and whether the word obesity even means what we think it does anymore. There's talk of intuitive eating, dad bods as reclamation, the pressure to stay small or get smaller, and why Dylan's generation is recovering from eating disorders. They wrestle with genetics versus willpower, whether beauty standards are just capitalism in a meat suit, and why it's so hard to talk about bodies without accidentally talking about value.

It's uncomfortable, vulnerable, and doesn't resolve cleanly. But what if that's the point?

Follow Reggie: https://www.linkedin.com/in/reggietidwell/

Follow Tim: https://www.linkedin.com/in/timscroggs/

Follow Mary: https://www.linkedin.com/in/mary-greene/

Follow Dylan: https://www.linkedin.com/in/dylanngarciaa/

Produced by Mary Greene.

age the podcast is edited and engineered by Will Canady.

All episodes are filmed at the 40 Hearts Studio in Asheville, NC.

• 00:00:00 Introduction: Pulling the Topic - Obesity
• 00:03:23 First Reactions and the Ozempic Era
• 00:09:13 Marketing, Fat-Free Movements, and Capitalism
• 00:14:19 Personal Stories: Body Image Across Generations
• 00:24:17 The Label Debate: BMI, Genetics, and Health
• 00:29:14 Cultural Differences and Food Systems
• 00:42:25 Dylan's Perspective: Athletes and Eating Disorders
• 00:52:33 Gender, Beauty Standards, and the Male Gaze
• 01:00:38 Language, Reclamation, and Political Correctness
• 01:14:16 Connection Over Judgment: Finding the Middle Ground

Welcome to age, where four people from four different decades throw topics in a trash can and see what happens. This week: Homeschool.

Reggie, Tim, Mary, and Dylan pull the topic from the can and immediately things get personal. Reggie drops a bomb from his past that he completely forgot about. Dylan admits she probably would've been a degenerate if she'd gone that route. Tim wrestles with what connection really means when you're learning through a screen. And Mary tries to figure out if homeschooling is a quiet luxury or just another broken system.

They dig into what it means to learn without a classroom, how isolation shapes identity, and whether technology is actually helping kids or just replacing human connection. There's talk of chemistry teachers who actually care, the death of regional culture, billionaires who should be funding teachers instead of rockets, and whether the whole education pipeline is just a scam designed to keep us compliant.

They get into caregiving as invisible labor, why social capital matters more than test scores, the weirdness of kids watching other kids play video games, and whether we've all been homeschooled by the internet without realizing it. It's vulnerable, sprawling, and doesn't resolve cleanly. But what if that's the point?

Follow Reggie: https://www.linkedin.com/in/reggietidwell/

Follow Tim: https://www.linkedin.com/in/timscroggs/

Follow Mary: https://www.linkedin.com/in/mary-greene/

Follow Dylan: https://www.linkedin.com/in/dylanngarciaa/

Produced by Mary Greene.

age the podcast is edited and engineered by Will Canady.

All episodes are filmed at the 40 Hearts Studio in Asheville, NC.

• 00:00:00 Introduction: Pulling the Topic - Homeschool
• 00:03:10 Reggie's Homeschool Revelation
• 00:04:30 The Social Dynamics of Middle School
• 00:05:30 The Unique Nature of Homeschooled Kids
• 00:11:50 School Systems and Social Connections
• 00:19:00 Transparency vs. Connection
• 00:21:48 The Homeschool Experience: Free Play and Family Time
• 00:24:48 Technology in Education: The Great Debate
• 00:35:52 The Value of Teachers and Human Connection
• 00:45:34 The Pipeline Problem: School, College, and Career
• 00:50:38 AI, Isolation, and the Future of Learning
• 00:37:54 Billionaires, Teachers, and Caring for Caregivers
• 01:02:52 Protecting Children: A New Political Framework
• 01:05:12 The Resolution: Well-Gotten Success